Bullet Killed ˈbʊlɪt Single Head Fired I Noun

• he was found to have a single bullet wound in his chest.
• there were bullet holes in the door.
• he was killed by a bullet in the head.
• a soldier fired live bullets into the crowd.

bullet

1. a small metal object that is fired from a gun
• SEE ALSO magic bullet
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• He was found to have a single bullet wound in his chest.
• There were bullet holes in the door.
• He was killed by a bullet in the head.
• A soldier fired live bullets into the crowd.
• The mirror had been broken by bullets from a gun.
• An assassin's bullet killed Martin Luther King Jr.

Extra Examples

• A stray bullet whistled past his ear.
• He got a bullet in the back.
• He was killed by a single bullet to the head.
• I would have taken a bullet for Jack.
• It is a bullet from the same gun that killed the Italian.
• She was shot through the head by a sniper's bullet.
• Surgeons are trying to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.
• The body was riddled with bullets.
• The bullet missed his heart by less than an inch.
• The bullets ricocheted off the stones.
• The embassy was sprayed with bullets.
• The second bullet hit her in the back.
• They died in a hail of bullets.
• They had put a bullet through his brain.
2. to start to deal with an unpleasant or difficult situation which cannot be avoided
• I wasn’t happy with the way my career was going so I decided to bite the bullet and look for another job.
3. to only just avoid getting hurt in a dangerous situation
• South Texas dodged a bullet with no direct hit from Hurricane Emily.
• They dodged bullets and sniper fire to carry out their mission.

Word Origin

• early 16th cent. (denoting a cannonball): from French boulet, boulette ‘small ball’, diminutive of boule, from Latin bulla ‘bubble’.